Garden and Grins

We have an awesome friend who is getting experience before opening up a photography business. She called the other day and asked us to come over and let her have a go with our kids. I was game and here are just a few of the shots we got that day.

We had our first garden goody today. We harvested enough broccoli to have with pasta for lunch and a small head of lettuce. Everything is looking so incredible (well as long as I ignore the tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, melons and squash). The onions are taller than Ian and nearly as tall as Caitlin. Cabbage is looking nice but I am sort of concerned. All the heads are really loosly formed. I dont know if this is how these varieties are or if the weather has turned to hot to fast and they aren't going to grow right. I suppose I will see here in a while. The peas are incredible! We have hundreds of little pods covering the plants. There are still tons of blooms. I think we will get an awesome harvest which makes my heart pitter patter.

Broccoli, cabbage and carrots

Peas and sunflower

Sunflower, cabbage, broccoli, and carrots. I let this broccoli plant go to seed so I can save for next year.

This little baby was delightful for lunch!

I should have supported the peas long ago but honestly I didn't expect them to live this long! They are climbing their way up each other and have created a tight little block of peas.

Garden and Grins

We have an awesome friend who is getting experience before opening up a photography business. She called the other day and asked us to come over and let her have a go with our kids. I was game and here are just a few of the shots we got that day.

We had our first garden goody today. We harvested enough broccoli to have with pasta for lunch and a small head of lettuce. Everything is looking so incredible (well as long as I ignore the tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, melons and squash). The onions are taller than Ian and nearly as tall as Caitlin. Cabbage is looking nice but I am sort of concerned. All the heads are really loosly formed. I dont know if this is how these varieties are or if the weather has turned to hot to fast and they aren't going to grow right. I suppose I will see here in a while. The peas are incredible! We have hundreds of little pods covering the plants. There are still tons of blooms. I think we will get an awesome harvest which makes my heart pitter patter.

Broccoli, cabbage and carrots

Peas and sunflower

Sunflower, cabbage, broccoli, and carrots. I let this broccoli plant go to seed so I can save for next year.

This little baby was delightful for lunch!

I should have supported the peas long ago but honestly I didn't expect them to live this long! They are climbing their way up each other and have created a tight little block of peas.

Leisure time

The nice weather has finally come (well except today that is!) and we have spent most of out time outside. Everyone but me (the families pet albino) has tanned up nicely with sun streaked hair. Its been wonderful. Last night we spent some time with friends. Caitlin is obssesed with horses and they happen to have three. Her day was made when she actually got to ride one around for a while. Here a few shots from their place....

Yesterday evening Cailtin came in the house shreiking about the cool thing they found. She wouldn't say what it was only that we MUST.COME.NOW. So out we went. Here is what we saw......Know what that is? Its about a million spider babies! Unfortunately because they are so small I couldn't get a good picture. So all the little tan specks? Yeah those are creepy crawly spiders.

Sunday evening we took a little drive around the area. I wanted to get a couple of great pics of the local birds but no such luck. Instead I get shots of things that dont move, like sagebrush.

In case you are one of the lucky ones that lives in an area of the world that is not familiar with the sage brush sea here is a wonderful pic of it. This is the view that stretches F.O.R.E.V.E.R. Its sad but there you have it.

We are planning a trip to Portland Or next month. Dean will start a new job and needs to spend a month up there. Dang. Its my favorite city so it will definately be torture to have to see green trees and flowers and such. I am heartbroken that we have to go somewhere so lovely. I think I will recouver though don't worry. The awesome things about it is my sister lives there also so we will get to hang out. Parks, yard sales, cooking, yes it will be fun! After Portland we will be switching things up with a little re-decorating, rearranging rooms, etc. Just wait till you see the before and after pics of that one!